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General Support => New to Using the OBi / VoIP => Topic started by: vtat on October 03, 2020, 05:30:56 PM

Title: How do I set up a digital voice recorder to work with my new Obi 1062?
Post by: vtat on October 03, 2020, 05:30:56 PM
Hi, I legally record important business calls in Arizona as a mechanism for keeping track of conversations by phone. I used to use an Obi 200 and just graduated to a Obi 1062 which is wonderful.. and easy to set up for Google Voice.

I don't see how to add a digital recorder to the 1062. The digital recorder works when I plug into the 3.5mm port on the right side of the base if I select the headset button on the top of the phone.. but of course, I loose access to the headset.. so it works a bit!

Does anyone know how to activate the 3.5mm or one of the usb ports to record calls while I am on my handset?

Note: Six months ago I documented (by recording) an Internet company promising to extend a one year warranty to three years on a $3000 piece of equipment I bought from him. I discovered later that he failed to include it in the sales contract. Later, when I had a warranty concern, he specifically stated that he would cover the three years in writing but failed to do so. He no longer returns my calls.. I have since put up a review quoting his remarks. Recording has its place in our digital world!
Title: Re: How do I set up a digital voice recorder to work with my new Obi 1062?
Post by: drgeoff on October 04, 2020, 03:40:31 AM
One method that works with any phone is the type of microphone exemplified by https://shop.olympus.eu/en_GB/recording-dictation/accessories/tp8-telephone-pick-up and https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Microphone-Conversations-Telephone-Recording-Gold/dp/B009W4B0W2. A year or two ago I bought a similar Sony ECM-TL02 on ebay for a fraction of that official Olympus shop price.
Title: Re: How do I set up a digital voice recorder to work with my new Obi 1062?
Post by: vtat on October 04, 2020, 10:33:41 AM
 :) Hi drgeoff, Yes. Thank you!
I have one of these devices and it works well.. Just an extra step or two and can be used on cell or obi.. And, I think one can record cell calls from apps as well.

I am hoping to tie directly into the obi1062.. Again, the 3.5mm jack can pick up voice when selecting the headset button but I am hoping to tie into the USB ports or override the headset button to allow the use of the handset while recording with the 3.5 or USB ports.. 

Any help/workarounds would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

PS Forums are interesting in that we are naturally inclined to help each other. If we could just get gov to side with the normal common sense that we all share among ourselves!
Title: Re: How do I set up a digital voice recorder to work with my new Obi 1062?
Post by: Lavarock7 on October 04, 2020, 11:11:24 AM
Voip.MS allows recording of inbound/outbound phone calls and/or a conference room you set up.

You can port your number to them if you want. Otherwise, you could buy a local number and forward your number to that one. That number can do the recording.

With Voip.Ms you are paying a slight (Recording calls has a cost of $0.0025 (0.25 cents) per minute) charge per minute. So that looks like 4 minutes of recording is 1 cent. That is a lot cheaper than a machine.

You could also have a message play that says "Calls may be recorded...", etc prior to your phone ringing.
Title: Re: How do I set up a digital voice recorder to work with my new Obi 1062?
Post by: Bradtke on January 19, 2021, 09:23:41 PM
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Title: Re: How do I set up a digital voice recorder to work with my new Obi 1062?
Post by: N7AS on January 25, 2021, 07:01:50 PM
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